#sonnymiller

Here are Questions 6 and 7 of my 20 Questions featured in @sddesignweek now. How did my friend and roommate @sonnymillerfilms (RIP) change my life? You can see the 7 minute @macpremo film via the link in my IG Bio. I also have 3 skate photo stories that I wrote via that link. sddesignweek.org #sonnymiller #sandiegodesignweek #mingeiinternationalmuseum #macpremo #thephotographerseyecollective #skatephotography #jgrantbrittain https://www.instagram.com/p/CFFN_bzFbcN/?igshid=1mdnoh19tg246

I owe this man a lot. @sonnymillerfilms took me into the darkroom at Palomar College in 1980 and showed me how to print my negatives that I had accumulated over my first year of shooting skateboarding. That was the spark that got me to change my major from Art to Photography, became Sonny’s roommate in Cardiff and immersed myself in the study of photography. Not only was Sonny a great still photographer and cinematographer, he was also a great skateboarder, he was on the Del Mar Skate Ranch ASPO skate team in the 18 and over division. I shot this photo in 1980 on a surf trip to Rosarito Beach in Baja Mexico when we owned a share in a trailer at Teresa’s. It’s hard to believe that Sonny Miller has been gone for over 5 years, rediscovering this photo brings back a lot of great memories. #sonnymiller #rosaritobeach #skatelegends #cardiffskate #delmarskateranch #jgrantbrittainphotos https://www.instagram.com/p/B7Bl6-Mly5C/?igshid=1twpy6810wah0

Thank you @timmckenna for another amazing shot from Tahiti @raimanaworld #sonnymiller 🙏

Sonny Miller and I owned a trailer in Mexico at Teresa's in 1980 and we sessioned this pool in Rosarito Beach one weekend while on a surf trip. The walls around the pool had broken glass stuck in concrete on top, didn't keep us out. Sonny Miller (RIP), rock and roll next to the diving board. Photo: Brittain @sonnymillerfilms #sonnymiller #skateboarding #skatephotographer #surfphotographer #poolriding #mexicoskateboarding #rosaritobeach @theskateboardmag #theskateboardmag #grantbrittain

Sonny Miller (RIP) lays down a Bertlemann slide at the Avo Bowl in Fallbrook in the early 80s. Sonny was an early San Diego skateboarder and one of the early snowboarders. He was a great friend to many people all over the world. Photo: Brittain @sonnymillerfilms #sonnymiller #sandiego #cardiff #encinitas @republicofencinitas #billbilling #avobowl #fallbrook #surfphotographer #skatephotographer #skateboarding #grantbrittain #harmonygrove

My friend Sonny Miller is gone from this life, but I will never forget him. His memorial service is tomorrow, July 18th, Friday night at 7pm at the First United Methodist Church, 341 S. Kalmia St in Escondido. I snapped this frontside invert of Sonny in a fancy shirt at Del Mar Skate Ranch in the early 1980s. Photo: Brittain @sonnymillerfilms #sonnymiller #surfphotographer #cinematographer #surfing #skateboarding #skatephotography #skatephotographer #grantbrittain

Sonny Miller throws out a _______________ at the Avo Bowl deep in the groves of Fallbrook back in 1982. Photo: Brittain This image is on exhibit at @fallbrookbrewing along with others for a few weeks. @sonnymillerfilms #sonnymiller #avobowl #fallbrook #fallbrookbrewing #skateboarding @theskateboardmag #theskateboardmag #grantbrittain #bwfilm #film